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Re: Information about Angara rocket
« Reply #60 on: 06/02/2011 10:48 pm »
May 23, 2011

First RD191 Production Engine Delivery

In May 19, 2011 OAO NPO Energomash delivered the first RD191 production engine No. D023 to Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center (SRPSC). The engine is intended for the utilization within Angara 1.2 launch vehicle first launching. 5 more RD191 production engines No., No. D012-D016 are to be delivered to SRPSC to provide Flight Design Testing of Angara 5 heavy class Launch Vehicle.

« Last Edit: 06/03/2011 08:44 pm by Prober »
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Re: Information about Angara rocket
« Reply #61 on: 06/04/2011 07:05 pm »
I'd like to propose a booster recovery option for the Angara vehicles, as opposed to the hypothetical Baikal flyback stage, that the vehicle is ideally suited for.

1. Parachutes - to slow the descent
2. Airbags - to cushion the impact
3. Helicopter retrieval of the booster - to return the booster for remanufacture.

The vehicle seems ideally suited for this for the following reasons.  The boosters stage at a lower velocity than in a TSTO vehicle.  The landing zone of Angaras launched from Baikonur would be over land; I not familiar with the landing zones from the new launch sites within Russia.  The booster mass is within the payload capability of a helicopter for retrieval.

This is similar to the plan to recover Zenits in Energia, except that concept included retro rockets and landing legs, while this uses a Kistler like airbag system, although either method would be open for the manufacturer to pursue.  There is also an American concept for mid-air helicopter retrieval that would be applicable to this method.

I present this idea as this seems like a low hanging fruit idea for booster reuse.  It first came to mind during discussion of an all NK-33 powered Soyuz, as in that case it would have allowed for preservation of the legacy engine stock over a larger amount of flights.

edit:

The closing section of the PDF in the post above mine implies that there are intermediate options for booster reusability that can be pursued prior to development of flyback boosters.

"At the same time, with an existence
of the RD-191M engine’s reusable version
and with an introduction of necessary
changes into the design of the URM-1 basic
module itself, we can start with the “inter-
mediate” version of the first stage’s univer-
sal booster with limited level of reusability. "

"We are convinced that practical reali-
zation of the modular concept as well as an
introduction of reusability for separate
stages (modules) of space launch vehicles
are one of the most promising ways for
radical enhancement of operational capabili-
ties and reducing costs of current and ad-
vanced space transportation systems."
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Re: Information about Angara rocket
« Reply #62 on: 09/23/2011 04:50 pm »
Balterek, which is Angara A5 launched from Site 250 at Baikonour, is a joint venture of Russia and Kazakh, and has been delayed until 2017:

http://www.russianspaceweb.com/baikonur_energia_250.html#delays

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Re: Information about Angara rocket
« Reply #63 on: 09/30/2011 08:36 pm »
Angara-A5P with PTK NP:

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Re: Information about Angara rocket
« Reply #64 on: 10/05/2011 08:07 pm »
http://www.ilslaunch.com/sites/default/files/Sat-Magazine-October-2011-McKenna.pdf

"The Angara launch system will initially support federal missions with first flight test anticipated in late 2013 or early 2014 on an Angara 1.2 vehicle"

"ILS is offering a commercial payload opportunity for the second launch of Angara family of launch vehicles using the heavy Angara 5. The idea is to provide our commercial customers and the insurance community an early view of the Angara system. However this opportunity is a unique one, as we
would consider commercial use of Angara only after it becomes fully flight-proven on Russian federal missions"

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Re: Information about Angara rocket
« Reply #65 on: 10/23/2011 08:39 pm »
Photos of Angara launch pad in Plesetsk cosmodrome from Novosti kosmonavtiki forum (July 2011).

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Re: Information about Angara rocket
« Reply #66 on: 11/11/2011 10:01 pm »
http://www.khrunichev.ru/main.php?id=52

When did this get updated?

New, two engine version of KVTK upper stage; and new potential launch site?
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Re: Information about Angara rocket
« Reply #67 on: 11/12/2011 02:53 am »
http://www.khrunichev.ru/main.php?id=52

When did this get updated?

New, two engine version of KVTK upper stage; and new potential launch site?

Hmmm ... it appears that Khrunichev is hoping to have a Centaur equivalent upper stage by 2020.

I don't know how they plan to ship a 4.0 meter diameter stage to the Far East.


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Re: Information about Angara rocket
« Reply #68 on: 01/20/2012 10:20 am »

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Re: Information about Angara rocket
« Reply #69 on: 01/24/2012 12:48 am »
I don't know how they plan to ship a 4.0 meter diameter stage to the Far East.
Russian railroads can take 4m wide cargo with some limitations. It is much simpler if it is short, like an upper stage.

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Re: Information about Angara rocket
« Reply #70 on: 01/26/2012 03:16 am »
BTW... Mrs. Blinov, Ivanov, Mikulov, Husainov, all the designers of Polyot, now the main production plant for URM-1, consdered an Atlas Redux based on URM-1, made by installing a vernier engine on well-known URM-1 (flown twice in KSLV-1), and adding a system to jettison RD-191. Payload 1640 kg to 200 km, dropping to 155 kg to 800 km when flown without airstart.
 http://www.ihst.ru/~akm/35t11.htm

Bet we're going to see a lot of crazy mods as Angara ramps up. Remember that Baikal started as URM-1 with wings. Next on the menu is a Siberian Grasshopper, I suspect!

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Re: Information about Angara rocket
« Reply #71 on: 01/26/2012 04:09 am »
Photos of Angara launch pad in Plesetsk cosmodrome from Novosti kosmonavtiki forum (July 2011).
Are there any recent 2012 construction updates for service tower assembly?
How far along is it percentage wise?
Could someone please include some more recent pictures. Google Earth images are a bit out of date for 45 degree angle viewing.
I've been hearing recently about a plan to start building pad 35/2 where the other Zenit pad was supposed to go.
Where in relation to pad 35/1 would 35/2 go if ever fully built?
Are there any known light towers for 35/2?
What will become of the mobile servicing towers (rails) from Zenit?

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Re: Information about Angara rocket
« Reply #72 on: 01/26/2012 09:42 pm »
Could someone please include some more recent pictures.
Check this:
http://onepamop.livejournal.com/877119.html

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Re: Information about Angara rocket
« Reply #73 on: 01/27/2012 02:10 am »
Photos of Angara launch pad in Plesetsk cosmodrome from Novosti kosmonavtiki forum (July 2011).
Are there any recent 2012 construction updates for service tower assembly?
How far along is it percentage wise?
Could someone please include some more recent pictures. Google Earth images are a bit out of date for 45 degree angle viewing.
I've been hearing recently about a plan to start building pad 35/2 where the other Zenit pad was supposed to go.
Where in relation to pad 35/1 would 35/2 go if ever fully built?
Are there any known light towers for 35/2?
What will become of the mobile servicing towers (rails) from Zenit?

How about they use those Zenit parts in the launcher pad destroyed in Baikonour?
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Re: Information about Angara rocket
« Reply #74 on: 04/30/2012 02:50 am »
What is the percentage of completion for 35/1 at this point and when is it estimated to be completed? Are there any new pics from 35/1

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Re: Information about Angara rocket
« Reply #75 on: 05/02/2012 01:42 am »
What is the percentage of completion for 35/1 at this point and when is it estimated to be completed? Are there any new pics from 35/1
I saw quite a few. Now that the pad is taking shape visibly, they are much more open about letting people take pictures than when it was just a sad, never-changing hole in the ground. News TV post segments about it from time to time as well, although they gravitate to action shots of T/E being tested at Zvezdochka.

Can't really say what the completion percentage is. It was 80% ready for 15 years, so it probably does not matter.

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Re: Information about Angara rocket
« Reply #76 on: 06/03/2012 10:51 pm »
http://www.roscosmos.ru/main.php?id=2&nid=19119

Work on the creation of the launch vehicle "Angara" are in accordance with the general schedule. The first launches of rockets light class "Angara-1.2PP" and heavy-duty "Angara-5" is scheduled for 2013.   :o

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Re: Information about Angara rocket
« Reply #77 on: 06/14/2012 06:32 am »
April's pictures of Angara Launch pad in Plesetsk:
http://www.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=952172#952172

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Re: Information about Angara rocket
« Reply #78 on: 06/14/2012 10:19 am »
http://www.roscosmos.ru/main.php?id=2&nid=19119

Work on the creation of the launch vehicle "Angara" are in accordance with the general schedule. The first launches of rockets light class "Angara-1.2PP" and heavy-duty "Angara-5" is scheduled for 2013.   :o
This statement coming from Roscosmos. You best add at least 18 months to that date.

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Re: Information about Angara rocket
« Reply #79 on: 06/25/2012 01:07 pm »
Angara test article (NG, НЖ) has departed to Plesetsk cosmodrome.

http://www.khrunichev.ru/main.php?id=1&nid=2519

 

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